jekyll and hyde

Question 1

an impression of deformity

Answer 1

hyde is not the creation of god but of jekyll he is deformed and cannot be in gods likeness and is imperfect so gives an impression of deformity because human being aren’t yet used to understanding what an ungodly human being looks like, someone creating outside of gods will and the abuse of science

dehumanisation

Question 2

a chocolate pall lowered over heaven

Answer 2

pathetic fallacy. ‘pall’ meaning dense cloud, but also the shroud placed over one’s face in death. mirrors death of carew. heaven has been consumed by an ungodly force

Question 3

damon and pythias

Answer 3

moral of myth is to sacrifice yourself for a friend. therefore the professional conflict between lanyon- good doctor juxtaposed with jekyll- bad doctor shows lanyon is sacrificing himself to help his friend in need

Question 4

amen poole

Answer 4

juxtaposed with jekylls decent into evil, ego driven blasphemy. we can see how only a christian remains inside the church and can use the holy words ‘amen’ and is not something that jekyll can do and hyde would never think of.

Question 5

assume like a thick coat that of edward hyde

Answer 5

jekylls losing battle is consuming him. the cloud is cloaking the real person causing a separation between him and god which will be final.

Question 6

cold scanty and embarrassed in discourse backward in sentiment lean long dusty dreary and yet somehow loveable

Answer 6

description of utterson introduces a stereotypical 19th century british gentleman private and unemotional with a reserved personality

alliteration language adjectives

alliteration of l and d sounds are deep and heavy mimicking the full tedious personality of utterson
adjective used to describe him emphasise the sort of life jekyll later rejects boring lacklustre lifestyle which is never questioned
‘cold’ ‘embarrassed in discourse’ highlight value placed on privacy.
secrecy allows jekyll to experiment uninterrupted